About the job Video Director/Producer
Producer and Director Video Production
Hospital Communications and Executive Secretariat Support Services
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland
This Position Is Contingent Upon Contract Award
Position Details
• Customer: Defense Health Agency (DHA).
• Work Location: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889.
• Number of Positions: One full-time position (1.0 FTE; 1,912 productive hours per contract year).
• Type of Employment: Full-time.
• Estimated Total Compensation: $43.04 per hour.
• Working Hours: Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays and Government-directed facility closures. The exact daily shift is not specified. Occasional support may be required outside normal duty hours for contingency activations or exercises.
• Work Arrangement: On-site at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Remote or telework authorization is not specified.
• Period of Performance: Base period from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, followed by two potential one-year option periods through November 30, 2029.
• Security and Access: All work is unclassified. Employment is contingent upon a favorable Tier II non-critical sensitive background investigation, completion of the applicable SF-85 or SF-86 process, Common Access Card eligibility, identity verification, a nondisclosure agreement, security and HIPAA training, network-access approval, and all DHA and facility onboarding requirements.
• Travel: No routine travel requirement or separate travel line item is specified.
Summary of Services
The Producer and Director will lead video storytelling for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and manage productions from concept through final approval. The position combines creative direction, cinematography, editing, motion graphics, audio, lighting, logistics, and project management to produce command messages, patient stories, educational content, event coverage, and social-media videos.
Mandatory Qualifications
• Must have a bachelor's degree in Film, Video Production, Communications, or a related field.
• Must have at least five years of hands-on professional video-production experience and a portfolio or showreel demonstrating expertise from cinematography through post-production.
• Must demonstrate advanced proficiency with professional editing and motion-graphics software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, or comparable tools, as well as color-grading workflows.
• Must have experience in healthcare communications, military public affairs, or a similar regulated, high-visibility environment, including sensitive interviews in a hospital setting.
• Must understand and rigorously apply HIPAA and Protected Health Information requirements in all video and visual products.
• Must demonstrate expertise operating professional video cameras, audio-recording equipment, lighting systems, and related production tools.
• Must have strong project-management experience, including production scheduling, location logistics, talent coordination, resource management, stakeholder review, and final delivery.
• Must satisfy all Tier II background, CAC, training, NDA, network-access, onboarding, and facility-access requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Serve as the lead project manager for assigned video productions and maintain a strategic video-content calendar and detailed production schedules.
• Manage the full production lifecycle for command messages, promotional videos, patient testimonials, educational content, event coverage, social-media shorts, and other assigned products.
• Lead preproduction activities, including concept development, storyboarding, scripting, location planning, talent coordination, interview preparation, and production logistics.
• Direct and execute filming, cinematography, lighting, audio capture, and sensitive interviews in clinical, administrative, and event settings.
• Complete post-production work, including editing, motion graphics, color grading, sound mixing, captioning, file preparation, and final mastering.
• Collaborate with writers, editors, graphic designers, public affairs personnel, subject matter experts, and leadership to develop effective narratives.
• Protect HIPAA-regulated information, PHI, PII, and other sensitive information throughout filming, editing, storage, review, and release.
• Manage the review and approval process, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and obtain final sign-off before content is released.
• Maintain the inventory, condition, accountability, and lifecycle of video and audio equipment and recommend authorized technology improvements.
• Ensure every production is delivered on schedule, supports approved messages, and meets applicable technical, accessibility, brand, and quality standards.
• Complete required orientation, annual training, security awareness, HIPAA training, and other Government-directed training and comply with all WRNMMC and DHA policies and procedures.
• Duties and responsibilities are subject to change if work schedules, locations, and/or priorities change based on Government or program needs.
Required Candidate Submission Documents
• Current resume documenting at least five years of qualifying professional video-production experience.
• Portfolio, demo reel, or showreel demonstrating cinematography, directing, editing, motion graphics, and post-production capabilities.
• Copy of the required bachelor's degree or supporting education documentation.
• Any background, identification, security, HIPAA, training, NDA, CAC, network-access, or onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.
